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A man and a woman are separated on a darkened stage, then get closer together and finally meet. Positions ( )
(1) (2) (3)(3) (2) (1)
The light shines on the one singing and on neither during the chorus, except in the last position. There, the light shines on the man and does not go off as the light then shines also on the woman, and on both during the chorus.
(1) M: I sit and sing a lonesome song,
My life is hard and cold.
I sometimes think I’ll never have
A special girl to hold.
(1) F: There’s nights when I can’t fall asleep,
One pillow on my bed,
The only shoulder for my grief
And bitter tears I shed.
Chorus:
M: But one day
F: Someday
M: Says my mind
F: Perhaps I’ll find
M: And then I’ll know,
F: I’ll surely know.
M: And holding hands
F: Through life we’ll go.
M: I’ll love her so.
F: I’ll love him so.
(2) M: I’d give a rib to have a mate;
I’d even give an arm.
This lonely life I’m leading now
Brings my heart far more harm.
(2) F: I know that I have love to give,
But none to give it to.
I ache to find a man for me
With whom to go life through.
Chorus:
M: But one day
F: Someday
M: Says my mind
F: Perhaps I’ll find
M: And then I’ll know,
F: I’ll surely know.
M: And holding hands
F: Through life we’ll go.
M: I’ll love her so.
F: I’ll love him so.
(3) M: I sometimes think she is so near,
That she can hear my cry,
And I could see her lovely face
If I would harder try.
(3) F: The curtain has been lifted;
My sorrow veil is gone.
The warmth and brightness flooding
Is a new loving dawn.
Chorus:
M: And one day
F: This day
M: Says my mind
F: I now have found
M: And I now know
F: I surely know.
M: And holding hands
F: Through life we’ll go.
M: I’ll love you so.
F: I’ll love you so.
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photo by Eve Blackwood at
http://www.rgbstock.com/photo/nZ1d434/frame+with+hearts
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© Dennis Allen Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2017.
This is really beautiful, Dennis. What a perfect song to sing at a wedding.
(I was just a little confused by the first line of numbers in parentheses, showing positions. When I read them first, I thought the couple got together and then separated again. But in the actual poem, I see they stay together. It may just be my lack of conceptual understanding that made it confusing, but I thought I’d let you know. I don’t think you even need that line of numbers though.)
Anyway, it’s really lovely, and you should get it set to music.
Thanks. Before I wrote it, I had the idea of how it would be performed on a stage. I thought it would be wonderful to see. Maybe some singer will run across it, write music to it, and I’ll get to see it some day. 🙂
I’m still confused about the numbers in parentheses at the top. It looks like they come in from separate sides, then get together, but leave separately again. Is that what you meant? The words sound like they stay together, so I couldn’t figure out the numbers. And it may just be me, but I sort of wanted to get the whole picture, so I figured why not ask.
They start at position 1 and end at position 3, together. So for the position line, I don’t have them moving after 3. That’s where they end. And, of course, that how they end in the song, too – together.